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Jazz has always taken popular tunes as a starting point. Some of the most famous jazz originals like Ornithology are new tunes on old chords sometimes called contrafacts. In this episode Nick and Simon discuss the subject of modern songs done in a jazz way.

Jazz versions of Beatles tunes playlist here

Rock Swings here

Herbie Hancock The New Standard here

When Love Breaks down Dominic Howles Septet here

Post Modern Jukebox here

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Watch Terry Pollard with Terry Gibbs here

Terry Pollard (August 15, 1931 – December 16, 2009) was an American jazz pianist and vibraphonist active in the Detroit jazz scene of the 1940s and 1950s. She has been described as a "major player who was inexplicably overlooked."

listen to Terry Pollard on Apple Music here or Spotify here

Listen to a Detroit Legend on Apple Music here or Spotify here

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You can't steal a gift a book review You Can't Steal a Gift. Frederick Eugene John Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and journalist. Lees worked as a newspaper journalist in his native Canada before moving to the United States, where he was a music critic and lyricist. His lyrics for Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado" (released as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"), have been recorded by such singers as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall.

Listen to arranging the score Series 1 episode 44 here

Erratum Simon Apologises for getting his American Geography wrong Louisville is in in Kentucky!

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